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landslide
CIDE DICTIONARY
landslide, n.
- The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc. [1913 Webster]
- The land which slips down. [1913 Webster]
- An election victory in which the winning candidate receives a substantial majority of the votes, usually meaning at least ten per cent more than any opposing candidate. [PJC]
- Any overwhelming victory. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
landslide, n.
1 the sliding down of a mass of land from a mountain, cliff, etc.
2 an overwhelming majority for one side in an election.
1 the sliding down of a mass of land from a mountain, cliff, etc.
2 an overwhelming majority for one side in an election.
THESAURUS
landslide
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landslide
Descent
N descent, descension, declension, declination, fall, falling, slump, drop, plunge, plummet, cadence, subsidence, collapse, lapse, downfall, tumble, slip, tilt, trip, lurch, cropper, culbute, titubation, stumble, fate of Icarus, avalanche, debacle, landslip, landslide, declivity, dip, hill, rappel, descending, descendent, decurrent, decursive, labent, deciduous, nodding to its fall, downhill, downwards, the bottom fell out.For further exploring for "landslide" in Webster Dictionary Online